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Post by Chris Strongheart on Feb 18, 2006 23:17:28 GMT -5
"I think I need a drink, think they have anything that's incredibly stiff at that party?" she asked quietly. She offered a bitter weak smile. "And I thought being married would have been the happiest time in my life."
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Post by Layla on Feb 18, 2006 23:22:36 GMT -5
Layla watched in shock as Sky stumbled and then collapsed limply onto the dining hall's floor. Rushing toward the whispering group of people that had gathered around him, Layla's eyebrows knitted in confusion as she was baffled why no one was calling for help - why they were all just standing around talking in hushed voices.
Pushing her way through the people so that she was standing in the center of the circle next to Sky, Layla gasped. Dropping to her knees, she tentatively held out a hand to touch his body . . .
Except it wasn't Sky's body. It was . . . a wolf?
Confused, Layla glanced up at the people crowding her and Sky and snapped at them, "Get back, would you? And someone, for the love of god, get some help. Fast."
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Post by tashii on Feb 18, 2006 23:25:23 GMT -5
Tash was glad to see that Chris was pulling her self together even if it was only long enough to get to someplace quiet. "Not unless they spiked the punch." Tash grinned, "But I do know where we can find something similar to what you drink in the Magic Realm." Being the daughter of a traveling medicine woman did have some advantages.
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Post by Chris Strongheart on Feb 18, 2006 23:29:29 GMT -5
Christine gave her a wry grin. "I think I'll risk the punch. I'm not in the mood for mead or ale or even strong cider," she said, pausing as she caught the frenzied sound of life inside the dining hall. "Something sounds wrong."
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Post by mali on Feb 18, 2006 23:30:08 GMT -5
Mali pushed her way through the crowd of students, to see a wolf lying in the middle of the dance floor.
"Every one clear out." Pointing the nearest specalists, "get everyone out of here quickly." she told them "Layla, I need your help. Come over here. Some one go find either Tash or Kaelin." Mali started to call out demand as she bent down to see if he was still alert.
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Post by Karina on Feb 18, 2006 23:34:31 GMT -5
"I'm on it," Karina replied quickly to Professor Mali. Brushing past all the people, she ran toward the exit and out into the hall. Pausing for a moment as she noticed Christine and Tash, she asked breathlessly, "Do either one of you know where Tash or Kaelin is? It's an emergency." Pointing toward the dining hall, Karina added, "In there - in there, some guy turned into a wolf! And he isn't getting up and he seems sick and . . ." Shaking her head, Karina bit her lip, "Just . . . where can I find one of those two? Professor Mali is asking to see them. I don't know why but she is and I'm just trying to be helpful and . . . I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing."
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Post by tashii on Feb 18, 2006 23:38:37 GMT -5
"Well, here we go again. I'm Tash, it's going to be okay. Do you know where Professor Mali's office is? If you do go and get the pack that is hanging just inside the door. It has what she wants. Chris care to give me a hand?" Tash asked as she headed into the room.
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Post by Karina on Feb 18, 2006 23:41:40 GMT -5
"A pack," Karina echoed, her panic slowly subsiding. "Hanging inside the door. I can do that." Calling to Tash's retreating back, Karina replied, "I'll be back in a flash."
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Post by mali on Feb 18, 2006 23:41:51 GMT -5
Upon seeing her daughter enter the room. "Where is your brother?" she asked not waiting for an answer. "We have an unexpected visitor. And he is not doing so well. My stuff?"
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Post by Chris Strongheart on Feb 18, 2006 23:42:02 GMT -5
All the color drained from Christine's face as soon as she heard the word wolf. "Oh, God, Sky," she breathed. "Not again." She stood up quickly and raced into the dining hall. She froze and stared at the wolf.
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Post by tashii on Feb 18, 2006 23:43:38 GMT -5
"The girl that came and got me is on her way to get it." Tash said as she got down beside the wolf. "Just how did he get here?"
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Post by mali on Feb 18, 2006 23:45:02 GMT -5
Noticing the girl come in behind Tash, "I take it this has happened before?" she asked hopeing this girl would keep it together long enough to tell her what happened.
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Post by Karina on Feb 18, 2006 23:46:32 GMT -5
A few moments later, Karina ran back into the dining hall, the pack from Professor Mali's office dangling from one hand and her high heeled shoes, which she had removed in order to run faster, dangled from the other.
"Here you go, Professor," Karina said, handing the pack over, her chest heaving from the exertion of her sprint to and from the office.
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Post by mali on Feb 18, 2006 23:48:06 GMT -5
"Thank you very much," Mali told the girl while digging through the pack, there at the bottem was what she was after. "Tash hold him down this is not going to go well." Mali told her as she gestured for the others to back up.
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Post by Chris Strongheart on Feb 18, 2006 23:51:03 GMT -5
Christine was silent for a long time. "It happened once before. When we were children," she said finally. "He was bitten by a wolf, a wolf that could walk on two legs.." She shuddered. "I don't want to talk about it. We were both nearly killed because of it."
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